Chapter 30 of Trumps is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Trumps is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WIRES. General Belch was right. Abel had to begin very soon. The committee met and called the meetings. The members of the committee, each in his own district, consulted with various people, whom they found generally at corner groceries.
Chapter 30 of Trumps is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
From this reading “Abel had to begin very soon.”
expel gas from the stomach
From this reading “General Belch was right.”
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “The committee met and called the meetings.”
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading “The members of the committee, each in his own district, consulted with various people, whom they found generally at corner groceries.”
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “The members of the committee, each in his own district, consulted with various people, whom they found generally at corner groceries.”
plural of “grocery” — a marketplace where groceries are sold
From this reading “The members of the committee, each in his own district, consulted with various people, whom they found generally at corner groceries.”
plural of “meeting” — a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “The committee met and called the meetings.”
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “WIRES.”
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Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
From this reading Abel had to begin very soon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The committee met and called the meetings.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The members of the committee, each in his own district, consulted with various people, whom they found generally at corner groceries.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Abel had to begin very soon.
expel gas from the stomach
From this reading General Belch was right.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The committee met and called the meetings.
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading The committee met and called the meetings.
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading The members of the committee, each in his own district, consulted with various people, whom they found generally at corner groceries.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The members of the committee, each in his own district, consulted with various people, whom they found generally at corner groceries.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading The members of the committee, each in his own district, consulted with various people, whom they found generally at corner groceries.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The members of the committee, each in his own district, consulted with various people, whom they found generally at corner groceries.
set up or found
From this reading The members of the committee, each in his own district, consulted with various people, whom they found generally at corner groceries.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading General Belch was right.
usually; as a rule
From this reading The members of the committee, each in his own district, consulted with various people, whom they found generally at corner groceries.
plural of “grocery” — a marketplace where groceries are sold
From this reading The members of the committee, each in his own district, consulted with various people, whom they found generally at corner groceries.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Abel had to begin very soon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The members of the committee, each in his own district, consulted with various people, whom they found generally at corner groceries.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The members of the committee, each in his own district, consulted with various people, whom they found generally at corner groceries.
plural of “meeting” — a formally arranged gathering
From this reading The committee met and called the meetings.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading The members of the committee, each in his own district, consulted with various people, whom they found generally at corner groceries.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The committee met and called the meetings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The members of the committee, each in his own district, consulted with various people, whom they found generally at corner groceries.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The members of the committee, each in his own district, consulted with various people, whom they found generally at corner groceries.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The members of the committee, each in his own district, consulted with various people, whom they found generally at corner groceries.
precisely, exactly
From this reading General Belch was right.
in the near future
From this reading Abel had to begin very soon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The committee met and called the meetings.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The members of the committee, each in his own district, consulted with various people, whom they found generally at corner groceries.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Abel had to begin very soon.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading The members of the committee, each in his own district, consulted with various people, whom they found generally at corner groceries.
precisely as stated
From this reading Abel had to begin very soon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading General Belch was right.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The members of the committee, each in his own district, consulted with various people, whom they found generally at corner groceries.
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading WIRES.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The members of the committee, each in his own district, consulted with various people, whom they found generally at corner groceries.
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