--- title: T — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 50 description: The 1049 words of the English dictionary under T, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/page/50/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / T # T — The English dictionary · page 50 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* Something trivial is small and not important, not worth worrying about.[↗](../../trivial/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (maths) A trivial case or answer is the simplest, most obvious one, that needs no real work, for example x = 0.[↗](../../trivial/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Trivial facts are odd little facts that are fun but not important, as in a quiz (trivia).[↗](../../trivial/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* They had a big argument about something trivial.[↗](../../trivial/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't worry about trivial mistakes like a missing comma.[↗](../../trivial/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her worry seemed trivial, but to her it was big.[↗](../../trivial/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In maths, x = 0 is the trivial answer to x × 5 = x × 3.[↗](../../trivial/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The quiz was full of trivial facts about famous people.[↗](../../trivial/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It is not a trivial problem; it will take hours to solve.[↗](../../trivial/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Losing a pencil is trivial compared with losing your dog.[↗](../../trivial/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · “Ah! what a trivial view of life!” said the Rocket; “but it is only what I expected.[↗](../../trivial/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **triviality** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Something small and unimportant.[↗](../../triviality/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Being unimportant or not serious.[↗](../../triviality/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Don't waste time on trivialities.[↗](../../triviality/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · They argued over a triviality.[↗](../../triviality/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The meeting got stuck on trivialities.[↗](../../triviality/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She was surprised by the triviality of his complaint.[↗](../../triviality/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The court spent hours on trivialities like the Hatter's hat.[↗](../../triviality/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Forget the trivialities and look at the big picture.[↗](../../triviality/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **trojan** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Trojan means from Troy, the ancient city in what is now Turkey; a Trojan is a person from Troy.[↗](../../trojan/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The Trojan Horse is the story of a huge wooden horse the Greeks left outside Troy; soldiers were hiding inside it, and at night they came out and took the city.[↗](../../trojan/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (computers) A trojan is a harmful program that pretends to be something useful, like a game or a free app, so that you let it into your computer.[↗](../../trojan/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (UK, old-fashioned) «To work like a Trojan» means to work very hard.[↗](../../trojan/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Trojans pulled the giant wooden horse into their city.[↗](../../trojan/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Trojan War lasted ten years, says the old story.[↗](../../trojan/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Hector was the bravest of the Trojans.[↗](../../trojan/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother's laptop got a trojan from a fake game download.[↗](../../trojan/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The free app was really a trojan that stole passwords.[↗](../../trojan/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Never open a file from a stranger — it could be a trojan.[↗](../../trojan/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The new rule was a Trojan horse: it looked kind but hid a nasty surprise.[↗](../../trojan/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum worked like a Trojan to get the garden ready.[↗](../../trojan/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · But here, for the first time throughout his whole career, the courage of the Trojan hero deserted him.[↗](../../trojan/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **troll** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In Scandinavian fairy tales, a big, ugly, often stupid creature that lives in caves, mountains or under bridges.[↗](../../troll/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (internet slang) A person who posts nasty or silly messages online on purpose to upset people or start arguments.[↗](../../troll/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb, slang) To troll is to post such messages, or to tease someone by pretending.[↗](../../troll/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (verb) To fish by pulling a baited line slowly behind a boat.[↗](../../troll/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The troll lived under the bridge and roared at the goats.[↗](../../troll/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In Norwegian tales, trolls turn to stone in sunlight.[↗](../../troll/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Someone was a troll and wrote mean comments on her video.[↗](../../troll/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't feed the trolls; block them and tell a grown-up.[↗](../../troll/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother was just trolling me when he said school was cancelled.[↗](../../troll/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa trolled for fish from the back of the boat.[↗](../../troll/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘Can you fight?’ roared the Troll.[↗](../../troll/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **trolley** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A trolley is a small cart with wheels for carrying things, like a shopping trolley in a supermarket.[↗](../../trolley/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A trolley is a small table on wheels for serving food and drinks, like on a train or plane.[↗](../../trolley/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In American English, a trolley is a tram that runs on rails in a street.[↗](../../trolley/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum pushed the shopping trolley round the supermarket.[↗](../../trolley/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We put our suitcases on a luggage trolley.[↗](../../trolley/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The lady with the snack trolley came down the train.[↗](../../trolley/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't stand in the trolley; it might tip over.[↗](../../trolley/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · San Francisco has old trolleys on its streets.[↗](../../trolley/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the trolley back when you're done.[↗](../../trolley/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The nurse wheeled in a trolley.[↗](../../trolley/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **trolling** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (online) Posting rude, mean or upsetting messages on the internet on purpose, to make people angry or to get attention.[↗](../../trolling/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (fishing) Fishing by pulling a baited line behind a slowly moving boat.[↗](../../trolling/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) Teasing someone as a joke: «I'm just trolling you».[↗](../../trolling/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Trolling people online is a form of bullying.[↗](../../trolling/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · If someone is trolling you, don't reply – block and report them.[↗](../../trolling/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He was trolling the comments with nasty messages.[↗](../../trolling/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Are you trolling me?» she laughed when I said school was cancelled.[↗](../../trolling/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We went trolling for salmon from Uncle Jim's boat.[↗](../../trolling/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The website removed accounts for trolling.[↗](../../trolling/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **trombone** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A trombone is a large brass musical instrument that you play by blowing into it and moving a long sliding tube in and out to change the notes.[↗](../../trombone/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Leo plays the trombone in the school band.[↗](../../trombone/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The trombone's slide moves in and out to change the note.[↗](../../trombone/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Trombones belong to the brass family.[↗](../../trombone/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The jazz band had two trumpets and a trombone.[↗](../../trombone/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A sad trombone sound played when the cartoon cat fell over.[↗](../../trombone/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ella practises the trombone every evening.[↗](../../trombone/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The trombone is longer than the trumpet and plays lower.[↗](../../trombone/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · At the noise, a large Crab crawled slowly out of the water and, with a voice that sounded like a trombone suffering from a cold, he cried out:[↗](../../trombone/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **troop** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (troops) Soldiers, especially a large group of them.[↗](../../troop/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A group of soldiers, especially on horses or in tanks.[↗](../../troop/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A group of people or animals, such as a troop of monkeys or a troop of scouts.[↗](../../troop/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (verb) To walk together as a group, often in a line: «the children trooped into the hall».[↗](../../troop/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The troops marched across the bridge.[↗](../../troop/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A troop of monkeys swung through the trees.[↗](../../troop/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother is in the local scout troop.[↗](../../troop/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The children trooped into the hall for assembly.[↗](../../troop/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We trooped out to the bus after the trip.[↗](../../troop/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The government sent troops to help after the earthquake.[↗](../../troop/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The baboon troop was led by a big male.[↗](../../troop/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · “It is a lord with his troop.”[↗](../../troop/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Gad, a troop shall troop upon him; but he shall troop upon their heel.[↗](../../troop/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.49.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../troop/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of the troop.[↗](../../troop/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.12.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../troop/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And, behold, there came a troop of men, horsemen by pairs.[↗](../../troop/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.21.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../troop/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · For by Thee I run upon a troop; by my God do I scale a wall.[↗](../../troop/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.22.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../troop/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **troops** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Troops are soldiers, especially a large group of them.[↗](../../troops/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A troop is a group of soldiers, scouts or animals such as monkeys: a troop of Girl Scouts, a troop of baboons.[↗](../../troops/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To troop somewhere is to walk there together as a group, often slowly or tiredly: the children trooped into the hall.[↗](../../troops/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The troops marched across the bridge.[↗](../../troops/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A troop of monkeys swung through the trees.[↗](../../troops/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My sister is in a Girl Scout troop.[↗](../../troops/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The tired children trooped back to the bus.[↗](../../troops/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The general sent more troops to the city.[↗](../../troops/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We all trooped into the hall for assembly.[↗](../../troops/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Seven leaders were now chosen, each at the head of a separate detachment of troops.[↗](../../troops/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And Elam bore the quiver, with troops of men, even horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.[↗](../../troops/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.22.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../troops/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · His troops come on together, and cast up their way against me, and encamp round about my tent.[↗](../../troops/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.19.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../troops/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so doth the company of priests; they murder in the way toward Shechem; yea, they commit enormity.[↗](../../troops/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HOS.6.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../troops/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **trophic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) To do with food and feeding, especially who eats whom in nature.[↗](../../trophic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In "trophic level": the step or position a living thing has in a food chain, such as plant, plant-eater or meat-eater.[↗](../../trophic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Plants are at the first trophic level.[↗](../../trophic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Rabbits eat grass, so they are on the second trophic level.[↗](../../trophic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Foxes are on a higher trophic level than rabbits.[↗](../../trophic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Only about a tenth of the energy passes to the next trophic level.[↗](../../trophic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Bringing wolves back to Yellowstone caused a trophic cascade.[↗](../../trophic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Draw a pyramid to show the trophic levels.[↗](../../trophic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **trophy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A trophy is a prize such as a cup, a shield or a statue given to a winner of a competition.[↗](../../trophy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A trophy is something kept to remember a success, such as a hunting trophy.[↗](../../trophy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our team won the trophy\![↗](../../trophy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The captain lifted the trophy above her head.[↗](../../trophy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The trophies are kept in a glass cabinet.[↗](../../trophy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He got a trophy for being the most improved player.[↗](../../trophy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The trophy was a big silver cup.[↗](../../trophy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Every team got a small trophy for taking part.[↗](../../trophy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The football trophy has the winners' names on it.[↗](../../trophy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · So he took it up carefully and carried it home as a trophy of his victory.[↗](../../trophy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **tropic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The tropics are the hot, wet regions of the Earth near the equator, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.[↗](../../tropic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A tropic is either of two imaginary lines around the Earth: the Tropic of Cancer (north of the equator) and the Tropic of Capricorn (south of the equator).[↗](../../tropic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Tropic of Capricorn passes through Australia.[↗](../../tropic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It is hot all year in the tropics.[↗](../../tropic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rainforests grow in the tropics.[↗](../../tropic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mark the Tropic of Cancer on your map.[↗](../../tropic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The equator lies between the two tropics.[↗](../../tropic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Many colourful fish live in the tropics.[↗](../../tropic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Bananas grow well in the tropics.[↗](../../tropic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **tropical** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Tropical describes places near the equator, in the tropics, which are hot all year.[↗](../../tropical/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Tropical describes the things from such places: tropical fruit, tropical fish, a tropical storm.[↗](../../tropical/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Tropical weather is hot and humid (damp).[↗](../../tropical/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mangoes and pineapples are tropical fruits.[↗](../../tropical/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We keep tropical fish in a heated tank.[↗](../../tropical/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Tropical rainforests are hot and wet all year.[↗](../../tropical/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Northern Australia has a tropical climate.[↗](../../tropical/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A tropical storm hit the coast of Florida.[↗](../../tropical/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The tropical island had white sand and palm trees.[↗](../../tropical/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Tropical places usually have a wet season and a dry season instead of four seasons.[↗](../../tropical/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Near by he could see the thicket of raspberry canes, growing tall and close like a tropical jungle, in whose shadow he had played with the Boy on bygone mornings.[↗](../../tropical/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **troposphere** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The troposphere is the lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere, from the ground up to about 10 to 15 km, where we live and where nearly all weather happens.[↗](../../troposphere/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We live in the troposphere.[↗](../../troposphere/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Almost all clouds and weather form in the troposphere.[↗](../../troposphere/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The air gets colder the higher you go in the troposphere.[↗](../../troposphere/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Above the troposphere is the stratosphere.[↗](../../troposphere/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Big jets fly near the top of the troposphere.[↗](../../troposphere/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The troposphere holds most of the air in the atmosphere.[↗](../../troposphere/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · If the troposphere is 12 km thick, a plane at 10 km is 2 km from its top.[↗](../../troposphere/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **trot** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* When a horse trots, it moves faster than walking, lifting its legs in pairs with a bouncy step.[↗](../../trot/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* When a person or animal trots, they run slowly with short steps.[↗](../../trot/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A trot is this kind of movement.[↗](../../trot/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «On the trot» (British) means one after another.[↗](../../trot/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To trot after someone can mean to follow closely behind them.[↗](../../trot/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pony trotted around the field.[↗](../../trot/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The little dog trotted beside me.[↗](../../trot/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We went from a walk to a trot.[↗](../../trot/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My sister trotted off to find her shoes.[↗](../../trot/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team won four games on the trot.[↗](../../trot/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Horses walk, trot, canter and gallop.[↗](../../trot/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He trotted down the stairs to breakfast.[↗](../../trot/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I will trot on your track when I waken up.”[↗](../../trot/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **troth** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Troth is an old word for a promise or a faithful word; 'my troth' or 'on my troth' is an old oath meaning truly, I promise.[↗](../../troth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* A solemn promise or pledge of faith; "my troth" or "on my troth" is an old oath meaning truly.[↗](../../troth/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* They plighted their troth.[↗](../../troth/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · On my troth, I will help you.[↗](../../troth/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · 'Be easy, Fin,' said Oonagh; 'troth, I am ashamed of you.'[↗](../../troth/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · "Be easy, Fin," replied Oonagh; "troth, I'm ashamed of you.[↗](../../troth/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Celtic Fairy Tales) · "On my troth I will bring you to good water," says she.[↗](../../troth/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore) · And when they were young they loved one another and plighted their troth.[↗](../../troth/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (More English Fairy Tales) **trouble** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Problems, difficulty or worry: «I had trouble with my homework».[↗](../../trouble/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A situation where you might be told off or punished: «You'll be in trouble».[↗](../../trouble/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A situation of danger: a ship in trouble.[↗](../../trouble/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Effort or bother: «It's no trouble».[↗](../../trouble/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Verb: to worry someone or to bother them: «Sorry to trouble you».[↗](../../trouble/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I'm having trouble with this sum.[↗](../../trouble/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · You'll get into trouble if you're late.[↗](../../trouble/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The swimmer was in trouble, so the lifeguard helped.[↗](../../trouble/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It's no trouble — I'm happy to help.[↗](../../trouble/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The trouble is, I lost the key.[↗](../../trouble/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Sorry to trouble you, but where is the station?[↗](../../trouble/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · If you're in trouble, call 999 in the UK or 911 in the USA.[↗](../../trouble/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Telling an adult about bullying is not snitching — it stops the trouble.[↗](../../trouble/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · But why should that trouble you?[↗](../../trouble/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they trouble me with their weeping, saying: Give us flesh, that we may eat.[↗](../../trouble/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.11.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../trouble/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · 19) The word ענג signifies joy, and when transposed, forming the word נגע it signifies just the contrary, trouble, plague.[↗](../../trouble/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../trouble/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Why hidest Thou Thyself in times of trouble?[↗](../../trouble/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.10.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../trouble/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.[↗](../../trouble/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.25.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../trouble/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Will God hear his cry, when trouble cometh upon him?[↗](../../trouble/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.27.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../trouble/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) … [49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/page/49/) **50** [51](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/page/51/) … [58](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/page/58/) - ← previous: [page 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