Chapter 32 of Wait and Hope is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Wait and Hope is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Blow Falls This is the material portion of Mrs. Bradford's letter to Ben: "Dear Benjamin: The blow has fallen at last. I felt that our prosperity was not lasting, though I never could make you believe it. I have always expected the worst, and it has come. Benjamin, we are ruined; I shall end my days in the poorhouse after all.
Chapter 32 of Wait and Hope is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
From this reading “"Dear Benjamin: The blow has fallen at last.”
possessive form of “bradford” — United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752)
From this reading “The Blow Falls This is the material portion of Mrs. Bradford's letter to Ben:”
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading “The Blow Falls This is the material portion of Mrs. Bradford's letter to Ben:”
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
From this reading “I felt that our prosperity was not lasting, though I never could make you believe it.”
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading “The Blow Falls This is the material portion of Mrs. Bradford's letter to Ben:”
an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
From this reading “Benjamin, we are ruined; I shall end my days in the poorhouse after all.”
an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
From this reading “I felt that our prosperity was not lasting, though I never could make you believe it.”
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading “Benjamin, we are ruined; I shall end my days in the poorhouse after all.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading Benjamin, we are ruined; I shall end my days in the poorhouse after all.
(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 Benjamin, we are ruined; I shall end my days in the poorhouse after all.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I have always expected the worst, and it has come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have always expected the worst, and it has come.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Benjamin, we are ruined; I shall end my days in the poorhouse after all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Dear Benjamin: The blow has fallen at last.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I felt that our prosperity was not lasting, though I never could make you believe it.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading The Blow Falls This is the material portion of Mrs. Bradford's letter to Ben:
gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
From this reading "Dear Benjamin: The blow has fallen at last.
exhale hard
From this reading The Blow Falls This is the material portion of Mrs. Bradford's letter to Ben:
possessive form of “bradford” — United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752)
From this reading The Blow Falls This is the material portion of Mrs. Bradford's letter to Ben:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I have always expected the worst, and it has come.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I felt that our prosperity was not lasting, though I never could make you believe it.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Benjamin, we are ruined; I shall end my days in the poorhouse after all.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear Benjamin: The blow has fallen at last.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Benjamin, we are ruined; I shall end my days in the poorhouse after all.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading I have always expected the worst, and it has come.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading "Dear Benjamin: The blow has fallen at last.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading The Blow Falls This is the material portion of Mrs. Bradford's letter to Ben:
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt that our prosperity was not lasting, though I never could make you believe it.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Dear Benjamin: The blow has fallen at last.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have always expected the worst, and it has come.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt that our prosperity was not lasting, though I never could make you believe it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Benjamin, we are ruined; I shall end my days in the poorhouse after all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Blow Falls This is the material portion of Mrs. Bradford's letter to Ben:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I felt that our prosperity was not lasting, though I never could make you believe it.
immediately past
From this reading "Dear Benjamin: The blow has fallen at last.
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
From this reading I felt that our prosperity was not lasting, though I never could make you believe it.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The Blow Falls This is the material portion of Mrs. Bradford's letter to Ben:
engage in
From this reading I felt that our prosperity was not lasting, though I never could make you believe it.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading The Blow Falls This is the material portion of Mrs. Bradford's letter to Ben:
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The Blow Falls This is the material portion of Mrs. Bradford's letter to Ben:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Benjamin, we are ruined; I shall end my days in the poorhouse after all.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I felt that our prosperity was not lasting, though I never could make you believe it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I felt that our prosperity was not lasting, though I never could make you believe it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Blow Falls This is the material portion of Mrs. Bradford's letter to Ben:
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I felt that our prosperity was not lasting, though I never could make you believe it.
an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
From this reading Benjamin, we are ruined; I shall end my days in the poorhouse after all.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The Blow Falls This is the material portion of Mrs. Bradford's letter to Ben:
an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
From this reading I felt that our prosperity was not lasting, though I never could make you believe it.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading Benjamin, we are ruined; I shall end my days in the poorhouse after all.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Benjamin, we are ruined; I shall end my days in the poorhouse after all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I felt that our prosperity was not lasting, though I never could make you believe it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Blow Falls This is the material portion of Mrs. Bradford's letter to Ben:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Blow Falls This is the material portion of Mrs. Bradford's letter to Ben:
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I felt that our prosperity was not lasting, though I never could make you believe it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Blow Falls This is the material portion of Mrs. Bradford's letter to Ben:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I felt that our prosperity was not lasting, though I never could make you believe it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Benjamin, we are ruined; I shall end my days in the poorhouse after all.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading I have always expected the worst, and it has come.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I felt that our prosperity was not lasting, though I never could make you believe it.
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