Chapter 8 of Where Your Treasure Is is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Where Your Treasure Is is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I propose to help him--help his family,” I said. To my surprise he held himself in. “Help him how?” he asked. “Why, by making you quit hounding him, for one thing. It’s time this foolish old row was stopped.
Chapter 8 of Where Your Treasure Is is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a social unit living together
From this reading ““I propose to help him--help his family,” I said.”
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “It’s time this foolish old row was stopped.”
-ing form of “hound” — pursue or chase relentlessly
From this reading ““Why, by making you quit hounding him, for one thing.”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading ““I propose to help him--help his family,” I said.”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading ““Why, by making you quit hounding him, for one thing.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “It’s time this foolish old row was stopped.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “It’s time this foolish old row was stopped.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “To my surprise he held himself in.”
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In this reading ““Why, by making you quit hounding him, for one thing.”
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Help him how?” he asked.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Why, by making you quit hounding him, for one thing.
a social unit living together
From this reading “I propose to help him--help his family,” I said.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading It’s time this foolish old row was stopped.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Why, by making you quit hounding him, for one thing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To my surprise he held himself in.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading To my surprise he held himself in.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “I propose to help him--help his family,” I said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I propose to help him--help his family,” I said.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To my surprise he held himself in.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I propose to help him--help his family,” I said.
-ing form of “hound” — pursue or chase relentlessly
From this reading “Why, by making you quit hounding him, for one thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Help him how?” he asked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I propose to help him--help his family,” I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To my surprise he held himself in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s time this foolish old row was stopped.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “Why, by making you quit hounding him, for one thing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To my surprise he held himself in.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It’s time this foolish old row was stopped.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Why, by making you quit hounding him, for one thing.
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “I propose to help him--help his family,” I said.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “Why, by making you quit hounding him, for one thing.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading It’s time this foolish old row was stopped.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I propose to help him--help his family,” I said.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading It’s time this foolish old row was stopped.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading To my surprise he held himself in.
a special situation
From this reading “Why, by making you quit hounding him, for one thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It’s time this foolish old row was stopped.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It’s time this foolish old row was stopped.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I propose to help him--help his family,” I said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It’s time this foolish old row was stopped.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, by making you quit hounding him, for one thing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, by making you quit hounding him, for one thing.
Chapter 8 of Where Your Treasure Is by Holman Day holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
Chapter 8 holds 412 sentences of Where Your Treasure Is, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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