Chapter 26 of Trumps is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Trumps is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HEALTH OF THE JUNIOR PARTNER. "I call for a bumper!" said Lawrence Newt, when the fruit was placed upon the table. The glasses were filled, and the host glanced around his table. He did not rise, but he said: "Ladies and gentlemen, commercial honesty is not impossible, but it is rare.
Chapter 26 of Trumps is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast)
From this reading “"I call for a bumper!" said Lawrence Newt, when the fruit was placed upon the table.”
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading “"Ladies and gentlemen, commercial honesty is not impossible, but it is rare.”
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading “The glasses were filled, and the host glanced around his table.”
the quality of being honest
From this reading “"Ladies and gentlemen, commercial honesty is not impossible, but it is rare.”
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading “THE HEALTH OF THE JUNIOR PARTNER.”
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading “"I call for a bumper!" said Lawrence Newt, when the fruit was placed upon the table.”
small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia
From this reading “"I call for a bumper!" said Lawrence Newt, when the fruit was placed upon the table.”
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “THE HEALTH OF THE JUNIOR PARTNER.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "I call for a bumper!" said Lawrence Newt, when the fruit was placed upon the table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The glasses were filled, and the host glanced around his table.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The glasses were filled, and the host glanced around his table.
a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast)
From this reading "I call for a bumper!" said Lawrence Newt, when the fruit was placed upon the table.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He did not rise, but he said:
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I call for a bumper!" said Lawrence Newt, when the fruit was placed upon the table.
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading "Ladies and gentlemen, commercial honesty is not impossible, but it is rare.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not rise, but he said:
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The glasses were filled, and the host glanced around his table.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I call for a bumper!" said Lawrence Newt, when the fruit was placed upon the table.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading "I call for a bumper!" said Lawrence Newt, when the fruit was placed upon the table.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading "Ladies and gentlemen, commercial honesty is not impossible, but it is rare.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading The glasses were filled, and the host glanced around his table.
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading The glasses were filled, and the host glanced around his table.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not rise, but he said:
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading THE HEALTH OF THE JUNIOR PARTNER.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The glasses were filled, and the host glanced around his table.
the quality of being honest
From this reading "Ladies and gentlemen, commercial honesty is not impossible, but it is rare.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading The glasses were filled, and the host glanced around his table.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I call for a bumper!" said Lawrence Newt, when the fruit was placed upon the table.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading "Ladies and gentlemen, commercial honesty is not impossible, but it is rare.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ladies and gentlemen, commercial honesty is not impossible, but it is rare.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ladies and gentlemen, commercial honesty is not impossible, but it is rare.
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading THE HEALTH OF THE JUNIOR PARTNER.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Ladies and gentlemen, commercial honesty is not impossible, but it is rare.
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading "I call for a bumper!" said Lawrence Newt, when the fruit was placed upon the table.
small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia
From this reading "I call for a bumper!" said Lawrence Newt, when the fruit was placed upon the table.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not rise, but he said:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HEALTH OF THE JUNIOR PARTNER.
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading THE HEALTH OF THE JUNIOR PARTNER.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading "I call for a bumper!" said Lawrence Newt, when the fruit was placed upon the table.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading "Ladies and gentlemen, commercial honesty is not impossible, but it is rare.
move upward
From this reading He did not rise, but he said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I call for a bumper!" said Lawrence Newt, when the fruit was placed upon the table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "I call for a bumper!" said Lawrence Newt, when the fruit was placed upon the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEALTH OF THE JUNIOR PARTNER.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "I call for a bumper!" said Lawrence Newt, when the fruit was placed upon the table.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I call for a bumper!" said Lawrence Newt, when the fruit was placed upon the table.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The glasses were filled, and the host glanced around his table.
at the time that
From this reading "I call for a bumper!" said Lawrence Newt, when the fruit was placed upon the table.
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