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Sir Gibbie
Sir Gibbie

Chapter XXIV

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MR.
SCLATER.
It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.
That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Sir Gibbie

Chapter XXIV

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MR.
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SCLATER.
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It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
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Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.
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That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

all

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From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

arrive

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From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.

attempt

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From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

boy

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From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

city

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From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

Clement

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From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.

concerning

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From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.

disappearance

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From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

discovered

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From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.

existence

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From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.

family

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From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.

fate

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From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

felt

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From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

fortunes

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From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

gather

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From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.

Gibbie's

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From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

history

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From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

information

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From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.

interest

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From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

interesting

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From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

mother

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From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.

moved

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From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

MR

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From this reading MR.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.

proceeded

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From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.

questions

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From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

relatives

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From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.

remembered

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From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

residences

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From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.

Rev

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From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

SCLATER

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From this reading SCLATER.

started

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From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.

unknown

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From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.