Sentence:  But in order to <WSD>keep</WSD> Letch in the public eye and out of trouble , I wrote in a part especially for him - that of a dashing ruffian who `` sees the light '' and is saved by the inspiring example of Mother Cabrini . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"