Chapter 3 of The Home Mission is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Home Mission is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What promise?" "The promise I made Mrs. Harding, that I would see the woman she spoke of, and relieve her, if in need." "You'll have all your trouble for nothing." "No matter, I'll clear my conscience, and that is something. Come, wont you go with me?"
Chapter 3 of The Home Mission is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
rid of obstructions
From this reading “"No matter, I'll clear my conscience, and that is something.”
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading “"No matter, I'll clear my conscience, and that is something.”
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading “"The promise I made Mrs. Harding, that I would see the woman she spoke of, and relieve her, if in need."”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “"The promise I made Mrs. Harding, that I would see the woman she spoke of, and relieve her, if in need."”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “"What promise?"”
provide physical relief, as from pain
From this reading “"The promise I made Mrs. Harding, that I would see the woman she spoke of, and relieve her, if in need."”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “"You'll have all your trouble for nothing."”
an established custom
From this reading “Come, wont you go with me?"”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "You'll have all your trouble for nothing."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The promise I made Mrs. Harding, that I would see the woman she spoke of, and relieve her, if in need."
rid of obstructions
From this reading "No matter, I'll clear my conscience, and that is something.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, wont you go with me?"
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading "No matter, I'll clear my conscience, and that is something.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You'll have all your trouble for nothing."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Come, wont you go with me?"
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading "The promise I made Mrs. Harding, that I would see the woman she spoke of, and relieve her, if in need."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You'll have all your trouble for nothing."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "The promise I made Mrs. Harding, that I would see the woman she spoke of, and relieve her, if in need."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The promise I made Mrs. Harding, that I would see the woman she spoke of, and relieve her, if in need."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No matter, I'll clear my conscience, and that is something.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "The promise I made Mrs. Harding, that I would see the woman she spoke of, and relieve her, if in need."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The promise I made Mrs. Harding, that I would see the woman she spoke of, and relieve her, if in need."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No matter, I'll clear my conscience, and that is something.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "The promise I made Mrs. Harding, that I would see the woman she spoke of, and relieve her, if in need."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "No matter, I'll clear my conscience, and that is something.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come, wont you go with me?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "The promise I made Mrs. Harding, that I would see the woman she spoke of, and relieve her, if in need."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No matter, I'll clear my conscience, and that is something.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "The promise I made Mrs. Harding, that I would see the woman she spoke of, and relieve her, if in need."
not any; not one
From this reading "No matter, I'll clear my conscience, and that is something.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "You'll have all your trouble for nothing."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The promise I made Mrs. Harding, that I would see the woman she spoke of, and relieve her, if in need."
make a promise or commitment
From this reading "What promise?"
provide physical relief, as from pain
From this reading "The promise I made Mrs. Harding, that I would see the woman she spoke of, and relieve her, if in need."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "The promise I made Mrs. Harding, that I would see the woman she spoke of, and relieve her, if in need."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The promise I made Mrs. Harding, that I would see the woman she spoke of, and relieve her, if in need."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "No matter, I'll clear my conscience, and that is something.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "The promise I made Mrs. Harding, that I would see the woman she spoke of, and relieve her, if in need."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The promise I made Mrs. Harding, that I would see the woman she spoke of, and relieve her, if in need."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The promise I made Mrs. Harding, that I would see the woman she spoke of, and relieve her, if in need."
a source of difficulty
From this reading "You'll have all your trouble for nothing."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What promise?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Come, wont you go with me?"
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "The promise I made Mrs. Harding, that I would see the woman she spoke of, and relieve her, if in need."
an established custom
From this reading Come, wont you go with me?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "The promise I made Mrs. Harding, that I would see the woman she spoke of, and relieve her, if in need."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come, wont you go with me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll have all your trouble for nothing."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You'll have all your trouble for nothing."
Chapter 3 of The Home Mission by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 3 holds 415 sentences of The Home Mission, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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