Chapter 31 of True to His Home is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of True to His Home is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLD MR. CALAMITY AGAIN. FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large. It did much of the thinking for the province. But Franklin made it what it was by his energy, perseverance, and faith.
Chapter 31 of True to His Home is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “CALAMITY AGAIN.”
United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
From this reading “FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.”
possessive form of “franklin” — United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
From this reading “FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.”
a newspaper or official journal
From this reading “FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.”
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading “FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.”
with neatness
From this reading “FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.”
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.”
Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in success. (Sự kiên trì, bền bỉ không bỏ cuộc.)
From this reading “But Franklin made it what it was by his energy, perseverance, and faith.”
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In this reading “FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.”
In this reading “FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.”
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From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
anew
From this reading CALAMITY AGAIN.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Franklin made it what it was by his energy, perseverance, and faith.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading CALAMITY AGAIN.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did much of the thinking for the province.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading But Franklin made it what it was by his energy, perseverance, and faith.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading But Franklin made it what it was by his energy, perseverance, and faith.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It did much of the thinking for the province.
United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
possessive form of “franklin” — United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
a newspaper or official journal
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Franklin made it what it was by his energy, perseverance, and faith.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did much of the thinking for the province.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But Franklin made it what it was by his energy, perseverance, and faith.
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
a form of address for a man
From this reading OLD MR.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It did much of the thinking for the province.
with neatness
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It did much of the thinking for the province.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD MR.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in success. (Sự kiên trì, bền bỉ không bỏ cuộc.)
From this reading But Franklin made it what it was by his energy, perseverance, and faith.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading It did much of the thinking for the province.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading It did much of the thinking for the province.
precisely as stated
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Franklin made it what it was by his energy, perseverance, and faith.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But Franklin made it what it was by his energy, perseverance, and faith.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading FRANKLIN'S paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which appeared in the year 1729, at first published by Franklin and Meredith, and always very neatly printed, had grown, and its income became large.
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