A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle. There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white. Everything inside the barns was white, too. The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow. There was a bull there that we heard had cost more than fifty thousand dollars.
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all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything inside the barns was white, too.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.”
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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 Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
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From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
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From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
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From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
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From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
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From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a bull there that we heard had cost more than fifty thousand dollars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a bull there that we heard had cost more than fifty thousand dollars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a bull there that we heard had cost more than fifty thousand dollars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything inside the barns was white, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a bull there that we heard had cost more than fifty thousand dollars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a bull there that we heard had cost more than fifty thousand dollars.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a bull there that we heard had cost more than fifty thousand dollars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
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From this reading Everything inside the barns was white, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a bull there that we heard had cost more than fifty thousand dollars.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
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From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a bull there that we heard had cost more than fifty thousand dollars.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a bull there that we heard had cost more than fifty thousand dollars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything inside the barns was white, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There was a bull there that we heard had cost more than fifty thousand dollars.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
in or at the place that
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
