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THREAD. A figurative expression used to signify the central line of a stream or water course. Harg. Tracts, 5; 4 Mason's Rep. 397; Holt's R. 490. Vide Filum aguae; Island; Water course; River.



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Sometimes, these matters confuse the important story Robertson has to tell and the reader loses the thread as Robertson takes his story into too many analytic cul de sacs.
Blight goes on at too great a length about some topics and sometimes loses the thread of his argument.
Once ``Rhyme and Reason'' loses the thread of rap history and becomes a forum on topics such as violence, sexism, record companies, money and careers, its momentum dissipates.
 
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