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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had no ambition to be anything other than a servant, and a word of praise from his master now and then would atone for any amount of abuse.
abuse
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From this reading He had no ambition to be anything other than a servant, and a word of praise from his master now and then would atone for any amount of abuse.
ambition
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From this reading He had no ambition to be anything other than a servant, and a word of praise from his master now and then would atone for any amount of abuse.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading He had no ambition to be anything other than a servant, and a word of praise from his master now and then would atone for any amount of abuse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
any
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He had no ambition to be anything other than a servant, and a word of praise from his master now and then would atone for any amount of abuse.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
atone
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From this reading He had no ambition to be anything other than a servant, and a word of praise from his master now and then would atone for any amount of abuse.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had no ambition to be anything other than a servant, and a word of praise from his master now and then would atone for any amount of abuse.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been on the estate as man and boy over fifty years.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Comparative serfdom, continued through several generations, had eliminated from his blood every single corpuscle of independence.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
boy
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From this reading He had been on the estate as man and boy over fifty years.
characteristic
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From this reading Micah's chief characteristic was loyalty to the Tregony family.
chief
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From this reading Micah's chief characteristic was loyalty to the Tregony family.
Comparative
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From this reading Comparative serfdom, continued through several generations, had eliminated from his blood every single corpuscle of independence.
concerned
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Comparative serfdom, continued through several generations, had eliminated from his blood every single corpuscle of independence.
corpuscle
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From this reading Comparative serfdom, continued through several generations, had eliminated from his blood every single corpuscle of independence.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
counsel
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
discreet
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
eliminated
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From this reading Comparative serfdom, continued through several generations, had eliminated from his blood every single corpuscle of independence.
enough
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
estate
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From this reading He had been on the estate as man and boy over fifty years.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Comparative serfdom, continued through several generations, had eliminated from his blood every single corpuscle of independence.
family
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
far
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
fifty
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From this reading He had been on the estate as man and boy over fifty years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had no ambition to be anything other than a servant, and a word of praise from his master now and then would atone for any amount of abuse.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had no ambition to be anything other than a servant, and a word of praise from his master now and then would atone for any amount of abuse.
Gaved
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
general
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
generations
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From this reading Comparative serfdom, continued through several generations, had eliminated from his blood every single corpuscle of independence.
GETTING
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been on the estate as man and boy over fifty years.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been on the estate as man and boy over fifty years.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had no ambition to be anything other than a servant, and a word of praise from his master now and then would atone for any amount of abuse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
independence
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From this reading Comparative serfdom, continued through several generations, had eliminated from his blood every single corpuscle of independence.
keep
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
light
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
loyalty
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From this reading Micah's chief characteristic was loyalty to the Tregony family.
man
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From this reading He had been on the estate as man and boy over fifty years.
Martin
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
master
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From this reading He had no ambition to be anything other than a servant, and a word of praise from his master now and then would atone for any amount of abuse.
Micah
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
Micah's
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From this reading Micah's chief characteristic was loyalty to the Tregony family.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no ambition to be anything other than a servant, and a word of praise from his master now and then would atone for any amount of abuse.
now
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From this reading He had no ambition to be anything other than a servant, and a word of praise from his master now and then would atone for any amount of abuse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
only
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
other
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From this reading He had no ambition to be anything other than a servant, and a word of praise from his master now and then would atone for any amount of abuse.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had been on the estate as man and boy over fifty years.
own
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
people
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
Perhaps
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
Polgarrow
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
praise
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From this reading He had no ambition to be anything other than a servant, and a word of praise from his master now and then would atone for any amount of abuse.
public
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
ray
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
serfdom
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From this reading Comparative serfdom, continued through several generations, had eliminated from his blood every single corpuscle of independence.
servant
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From this reading He had no ambition to be anything other than a servant, and a word of praise from his master now and then would atone for any amount of abuse.
several
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From this reading Comparative serfdom, continued through several generations, had eliminated from his blood every single corpuscle of independence.
single
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From this reading Comparative serfdom, continued through several generations, had eliminated from his blood every single corpuscle of independence.
situation
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
St
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had no ambition to be anything other than a servant, and a word of praise from his master now and then would atone for any amount of abuse.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
then
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From this reading He had no ambition to be anything other than a servant, and a word of praise from his master now and then would atone for any amount of abuse.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Comparative serfdom, continued through several generations, had eliminated from his blood every single corpuscle of independence.
thrown
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
Timothy
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
Tregony
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
TRUTH
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
two
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From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading GETTING AT THE TRUTH Perhaps the only two people in St. Gaved--outside the Tregony family--who could have thrown any ray of light on the situation were Micah Martin and Timothy Polgarrow, and they, as far as the general public was concerned, were both of them discreet enough to keep their own counsel.
word
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From this reading He had no ambition to be anything other than a servant, and a word of praise from his master now and then would atone for any amount of abuse.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had no ambition to be anything other than a servant, and a word of praise from his master now and then would atone for any amount of abuse.
years
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From this reading He had been on the estate as man and boy over fifty years.
