Chapter 17 of Trial and Triumph is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Trial and Triumph is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good morning," said Mr. Luzerne, entering Mr. Thomas' office. "Are you busy?" "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper. Well how does your acquaintance with Miss Harcourt prosper? Have you popped the question yet?"
Chapter 17 of Trial and Triumph is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “"Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.”
a movement into or inward
From this reading “"Good morning," said Mr. Luzerne, entering Mr. Thomas' office.”
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “"Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “"Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.”
inflected form of “pop” — bulge outward
From this reading “Have you popped the question yet?"”
make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
From this reading “Well how does your acquaintance with Miss Harcourt prosper?”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “"Good morning," said Mr. Luzerne, entering Mr. Thomas' office.”
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading “"Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Well how does your acquaintance with Miss Harcourt prosper?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you busy?"
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading "Are you busy?"
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well how does your acquaintance with Miss Harcourt prosper?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.
a movement into or inward
From this reading "Good morning," said Mr. Luzerne, entering Mr. Thomas' office.
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good morning," said Mr. Luzerne, entering Mr. Thomas' office.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well how does your acquaintance with Miss Harcourt prosper?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well how does your acquaintance with Miss Harcourt prosper?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.
and nothing more
From this reading "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good morning," said Mr. Luzerne, entering Mr. Thomas' office.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Well how does your acquaintance with Miss Harcourt prosper?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Good morning," said Mr. Luzerne, entering Mr. Thomas' office.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Good morning," said Mr. Luzerne, entering Mr. Thomas' office.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading "Good morning," said Mr. Luzerne, entering Mr. Thomas' office.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.
inflected form of “pop” — bulge outward
From this reading Have you popped the question yet?"
make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
From this reading Well how does your acquaintance with Miss Harcourt prosper?
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Have you popped the question yet?"
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Good morning," said Mr. Luzerne, entering Mr. Thomas' office.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading "Good morning," said Mr. Luzerne, entering Mr. Thomas' office.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Not very; I had just given some directions to my foreman concerning a job I have undertaken, and had just settled down to read the paper.
(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 how does your acquaintance with Miss Harcourt prosper?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Well how does your acquaintance with Miss Harcourt prosper?
but in spite of that
From this reading Have you popped the question yet?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you busy?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well how does your acquaintance with Miss Harcourt prosper?
Chapter 17 of Trial and Triumph by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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.
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