Chapter 38 of Tom Temple's Career is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of Tom Temple's Career is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOM’S RETURN. MR. ARMSTRONG sat in his counting-room deep in thought. An arrangement had been made with his creditors by which he was allowed to go on. It was his ambition to repay them their confidence by paying all claims upon him dollar for dollar.
Chapter 38 of Tom Temple's Career is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
From this reading “ARMSTRONG sat in his counting-room deep in thought.”
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “An arrangement had been made with his creditors by which he was allowed to go on.”
plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading “It was his ambition to repay them their confidence by paying all claims upon him dollar for dollar.”
plural of “creditor” — a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
From this reading “An arrangement had been made with his creditors by which he was allowed to go on.”
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “It was his ambition to repay them their confidence by paying all claims upon him dollar for dollar.”
yielding a fair profit
From this reading “It was his ambition to repay them their confidence by paying all claims upon him dollar for dollar.”
pay back
From this reading “It was his ambition to repay them their confidence by paying all claims upon him dollar for dollar.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “An arrangement had been made with his creditors by which he was allowed to go on.”
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(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 It was his ambition to repay them their confidence by paying all claims upon him dollar for dollar.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading An arrangement had been made with his creditors by which he was allowed to go on.
a cherished desire
From this reading It was his ambition to repay them their confidence by paying all claims upon him dollar for dollar.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An arrangement had been made with his creditors by which he was allowed to go on.
United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
From this reading ARMSTRONG sat in his counting-room deep in thought.
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading An arrangement had been made with his creditors by which he was allowed to go on.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading An arrangement had been made with his creditors by which he was allowed to go on.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading An arrangement had been made with his creditors by which he was allowed to go on.
plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading It was his ambition to repay them their confidence by paying all claims upon him dollar for dollar.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading It was his ambition to repay them their confidence by paying all claims upon him dollar for dollar.
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From this reading ARMSTRONG sat in his counting-room deep in thought.
plural of “creditor” — a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
From this reading An arrangement had been made with his creditors by which he was allowed to go on.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading ARMSTRONG sat in his counting-room deep in thought.
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading It was his ambition to repay them their confidence by paying all claims upon him dollar for dollar.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was his ambition to repay them their confidence by paying all claims upon him dollar for dollar.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading An arrangement had been made with his creditors by which he was allowed to go on.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An arrangement had been made with his creditors by which he was allowed to go on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An arrangement had been made with his creditors by which he was allowed to go on.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was his ambition to repay them their confidence by paying all claims upon him dollar for dollar.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ARMSTRONG sat in his counting-room deep in thought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ARMSTRONG sat in his counting-room deep in thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was his ambition to repay them their confidence by paying all claims upon him dollar for dollar.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading An arrangement had been made with his creditors by which he was allowed to go on.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An arrangement had been made with his creditors by which he was allowed to go on.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading It was his ambition to repay them their confidence by paying all claims upon him dollar for dollar.
pay back
From this reading It was his ambition to repay them their confidence by paying all claims upon him dollar for dollar.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading TOM’S RETURN.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading ARMSTRONG sat in his counting-room deep in thought.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was his ambition to repay them their confidence by paying all claims upon him dollar for dollar.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was his ambition to repay them their confidence by paying all claims upon him dollar for dollar.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading ARMSTRONG sat in his counting-room deep in thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An arrangement had been made with his creditors by which he was allowed to go on.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading TOM’S RETURN.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was his ambition to repay them their confidence by paying all claims upon him dollar for dollar.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An arrangement had been made with his creditors by which he was allowed to go on.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading An arrangement had been made with his creditors by which he was allowed to go on.
in the company of; together with
From this reading An arrangement had been made with his creditors by which he was allowed to go on.
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