Chapter 7 of Try and Trust is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Try and Trust is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GHOST IN THE ATTIC After working two hours at the woodpile, Herbert was called in to tea. There was no great variety, Abner Holden not being a bountiful provider. But the bread was sweet and good, and the gingerbread fresh. Herbert's two hours of labor had given him a hearty appetite, and he made a good meal. Mrs. Bickford looked on approvingly.
Chapter 7 of Try and Trust is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in an approving manner
From this reading “Mrs. Bickford looked on approvingly.”
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading “THE GHOST IN THE ATTIC After working two hours at the woodpile, Herbert was called in to tea.”
given or giving freely
From this reading “There was no great variety, Abner Holden not being a bountiful provider.”
cake flavored with ginger
From this reading “But the bread was sweet and good, and the gingerbread fresh.”
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading “Herbert's two hours of labor had given him a hearty appetite, and he made a good meal.”
possessive form of “herbert” — United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading “Herbert's two hours of labor had given him a hearty appetite, and he made a good meal.”
someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
From this reading “There was no great variety, Abner Holden not being a bountiful provider.”
a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel
From this reading “THE GHOST IN THE ATTIC After working two hours at the woodpile, Herbert was called in to tea.”
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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 There was no great variety, Abner Holden not being a bountiful provider.
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From this reading There was no great variety, Abner Holden not being a bountiful provider.
later than; following
From this reading THE GHOST IN THE ATTIC After working two hours at the woodpile, Herbert was called in to tea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the bread was sweet and good, and the gingerbread fresh.
a feeling of craving something
From this reading Herbert's two hours of labor had given him a hearty appetite, and he made a good meal.
in an approving manner
From this reading Mrs. Bickford looked on approvingly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GHOST IN THE ATTIC After working two hours at the woodpile, Herbert was called in to tea.
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading THE GHOST IN THE ATTIC After working two hours at the woodpile, Herbert was called in to tea.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There was no great variety, Abner Holden not being a bountiful provider.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Bickford looked on approvingly.
given or giving freely
From this reading There was no great variety, Abner Holden not being a bountiful provider.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading But the bread was sweet and good, and the gingerbread fresh.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the bread was sweet and good, and the gingerbread fresh.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE GHOST IN THE ATTIC After working two hours at the woodpile, Herbert was called in to tea.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading But the bread was sweet and good, and the gingerbread fresh.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading THE GHOST IN THE ATTIC After working two hours at the woodpile, Herbert was called in to tea.
cake flavored with ginger
From this reading But the bread was sweet and good, and the gingerbread fresh.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Herbert's two hours of labor had given him a hearty appetite, and he made a good meal.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But the bread was sweet and good, and the gingerbread fresh.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was no great variety, Abner Holden not being a bountiful provider.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Herbert's two hours of labor had given him a hearty appetite, and he made a good meal.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Herbert's two hours of labor had given him a hearty appetite, and he made a good meal.
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading Herbert's two hours of labor had given him a hearty appetite, and he made a good meal.
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading THE GHOST IN THE ATTIC After working two hours at the woodpile, Herbert was called in to tea.
possessive form of “herbert” — United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading Herbert's two hours of labor had given him a hearty appetite, and he made a good meal.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Herbert's two hours of labor had given him a hearty appetite, and he made a good meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no great variety, Abner Holden not being a bountiful provider.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading THE GHOST IN THE ATTIC After working two hours at the woodpile, Herbert was called in to tea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GHOST IN THE ATTIC After working two hours at the woodpile, Herbert was called in to tea.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Herbert's two hours of labor had given him a hearty appetite, and he made a good meal.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mrs. Bickford looked on approvingly.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Herbert's two hours of labor had given him a hearty appetite, and he made a good meal.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading Herbert's two hours of labor had given him a hearty appetite, and he made a good meal.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Bickford looked on approvingly.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no great variety, Abner Holden not being a bountiful provider.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was no great variety, Abner Holden not being a bountiful provider.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Herbert's two hours of labor had given him a hearty appetite, and he made a good meal.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Bickford looked on approvingly.
someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
From this reading There was no great variety, Abner Holden not being a bountiful provider.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading But the bread was sweet and good, and the gingerbread fresh.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading THE GHOST IN THE ATTIC After working two hours at the woodpile, Herbert was called in to tea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GHOST IN THE ATTIC After working two hours at the woodpile, Herbert was called in to tea.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no great variety, Abner Holden not being a bountiful provider.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GHOST IN THE ATTIC After working two hours at the woodpile, Herbert was called in to tea.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE GHOST IN THE ATTIC After working two hours at the woodpile, Herbert was called in to tea.
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading There was no great variety, Abner Holden not being a bountiful provider.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GHOST IN THE ATTIC After working two hours at the woodpile, Herbert was called in to tea.
a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel
From this reading THE GHOST IN THE ATTIC After working two hours at the woodpile, Herbert was called in to tea.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading THE GHOST IN THE ATTIC After working two hours at the woodpile, Herbert was called in to tea.
Chapter 7 of Try and Trust by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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