Chapter 2 of Rich and humble is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Rich and humble is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MISSIONARY TO THE HEATHEN “Please give me ten dollars, father?” said Bertha Grant. “Ten dollars!” exclaimed Mr. Grant, with a smile which looked very encouraging to the applicant. “What in the world do you want ten dollars for?” “Oh, I want to use it, father.” “Well, I suppose you do.
Chapter 2 of Rich and humble is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission
From this reading ““Ten dollars!” exclaimed Mr. Grant, with a smile which looked very encouraging to the applicant.”
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “A MISSIONARY TO THE HEATHEN “Please give me ten dollars, father?” said Bertha Grant.”
giving courage or confidence or hope
From this reading ““Ten dollars!” exclaimed Mr. Grant, with a smile which looked very encouraging to the applicant.”
let have
From this reading “A MISSIONARY TO THE HEATHEN “Please give me ten dollars, father?” said Bertha Grant.”
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading “A MISSIONARY TO THE HEATHEN “Please give me ten dollars, father?” said Bertha Grant.”
someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
From this reading “A MISSIONARY TO THE HEATHEN “Please give me ten dollars, father?” said Bertha Grant.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “A MISSIONARY TO THE HEATHEN “Please give me ten dollars, father?” said Bertha Grant.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading ““Ten dollars!” exclaimed Mr. Grant, with a smile which looked very encouraging to the applicant.”
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In this reading “A MISSIONARY TO THE HEATHEN “Please give me ten dollars, father?” said Bertha Grant.”
In this reading ““What in the world do you want ten dollars for?””
In this reading ““Ten dollars!” exclaimed Mr. Grant, with a smile which looked very encouraging to the applicant.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MISSIONARY TO THE HEATHEN “Please give me ten dollars, father?” said Bertha Grant.
a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission
From this reading “Ten dollars!” exclaimed Mr. Grant, with a smile which looked very encouraging to the applicant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MISSIONARY TO THE HEATHEN “Please give me ten dollars, father?” said Bertha Grant.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What in the world do you want ten dollars for?”
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading A MISSIONARY TO THE HEATHEN “Please give me ten dollars, father?” said Bertha Grant.
giving courage or confidence or hope
From this reading “Ten dollars!” exclaimed Mr. Grant, with a smile which looked very encouraging to the applicant.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Ten dollars!” exclaimed Mr. Grant, with a smile which looked very encouraging to the applicant.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading A MISSIONARY TO THE HEATHEN “Please give me ten dollars, father?” said Bertha Grant.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What in the world do you want ten dollars for?”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading A MISSIONARY TO THE HEATHEN “Please give me ten dollars, father?” said Bertha Grant.
let have
From this reading A MISSIONARY TO THE HEATHEN “Please give me ten dollars, father?” said Bertha Grant.
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading A MISSIONARY TO THE HEATHEN “Please give me ten dollars, father?” said Bertha Grant.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I want to use it, father.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What in the world do you want ten dollars for?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, I want to use it, father.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Ten dollars!” exclaimed Mr. Grant, with a smile which looked very encouraging to the applicant.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A MISSIONARY TO THE HEATHEN “Please give me ten dollars, father?” said Bertha Grant.
someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
From this reading A MISSIONARY TO THE HEATHEN “Please give me ten dollars, father?” said Bertha Grant.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Ten dollars!” exclaimed Mr. Grant, with a smile which looked very encouraging to the applicant.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I want to use it, father.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading A MISSIONARY TO THE HEATHEN “Please give me ten dollars, father?” said Bertha Grant.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A MISSIONARY TO THE HEATHEN “Please give me ten dollars, father?” said Bertha Grant.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Ten dollars!” exclaimed Mr. Grant, with a smile which looked very encouraging to the applicant.
express a supposition
From this reading “Well, I suppose you do.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading A MISSIONARY TO THE HEATHEN “Please give me ten dollars, father?” said Bertha Grant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MISSIONARY TO THE HEATHEN “Please give me ten dollars, father?” said Bertha Grant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MISSIONARY TO THE HEATHEN “Please give me ten dollars, father?” said Bertha Grant.
the act of using
From this reading “Oh, I want to use it, father.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Ten dollars!” exclaimed Mr. Grant, with a smile which looked very encouraging to the applicant.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “What in the world do you want ten dollars for?”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, I suppose you do.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What in the world do you want ten dollars for?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Ten dollars!” exclaimed Mr. Grant, with a smile which looked very encouraging to the applicant.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Ten dollars!” exclaimed Mr. Grant, with a smile which looked very encouraging to the applicant.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “What in the world do you want ten dollars for?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What in the world do you want ten dollars for?”
Chapter 2 of Rich and humble by Oliver Optic holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 2 holds 182 sentences of Rich and humble, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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