Sentence:  The gate suddenly <WSD>grated</WSD>. It was Lestiboudois; he came to fetch his spade, that he had forgotten. He recognised Justin climbing over the wall, and at last knew who was the culprit who stole his potatoes. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  to make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something