Chapter 31 of Try and Trust is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Try and Trust is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RISEN FROM THE DEAD Ralph Pendleton proceeded. “This blow overwhelmed me. All that I had been laboring for seemed suddenly snatched from me.” “You had your money,” suggested Mr. Stanton. “Yes, I had my money; but for money itself I cared little.”
Chapter 31 of Try and Trust is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading ““Yes, I had my money; but for money itself I cared little.””
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading “All that I had been laboring for seemed suddenly snatched from me.””
past form of “overwhelm” — overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading ““This blow overwhelmed me.”
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading “RISEN FROM THE DEAD Ralph Pendleton proceeded.”
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading “RISEN FROM THE DEAD Ralph Pendleton proceeded.”
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading “All that I had been laboring for seemed suddenly snatched from me.””
United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902)
From this reading ““You had your money,” suggested Mr. Stanton.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading ““You had your money,” suggested Mr. Stanton.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All that I had been laboring for seemed suddenly snatched from me.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All that I had been laboring for seemed suddenly snatched from me.”
exhale hard
From this reading “This blow overwhelmed me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes, I had my money; but for money itself I cared little.”
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading “Yes, I had my money; but for money itself I cared little.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading RISEN FROM THE DEAD Ralph Pendleton proceeded.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All that I had been laboring for seemed suddenly snatched from me.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading RISEN FROM THE DEAD Ralph Pendleton proceeded.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All that I had been laboring for seemed suddenly snatched from me.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All that I had been laboring for seemed suddenly snatched from me.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Yes, I had my money; but for money itself I cared little.”
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading All that I had been laboring for seemed suddenly snatched from me.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Yes, I had my money; but for money itself I cared little.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “This blow overwhelmed me.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “You had your money,” suggested Mr. Stanton.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “You had your money,” suggested Mr. Stanton.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yes, I had my money; but for money itself I cared little.”
past form of “overwhelm” — overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading “This blow overwhelmed me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RISEN FROM THE DEAD Ralph Pendleton proceeded.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading RISEN FROM THE DEAD Ralph Pendleton proceeded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RISEN FROM THE DEAD Ralph Pendleton proceeded.
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading RISEN FROM THE DEAD Ralph Pendleton proceeded.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading All that I had been laboring for seemed suddenly snatched from me.”
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading All that I had been laboring for seemed suddenly snatched from me.”
United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902)
From this reading “You had your money,” suggested Mr. Stanton.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading All that I had been laboring for seemed suddenly snatched from me.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “You had your money,” suggested Mr. Stanton.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that I had been laboring for seemed suddenly snatched from me.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RISEN FROM THE DEAD Ralph Pendleton proceeded.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This blow overwhelmed me.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I had my money; but for money itself I cared little.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You had your money,” suggested Mr. Stanton.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You had your money,” suggested Mr. Stanton.
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