RE:All we could do is try,

or we could remember the immortal words of Yoda, There is no try. There is do or not do.

we tried, and succedded, or tried and failed, and tried again. (or tried to and succedded, or tried to and failed.)

to try is from *tritate, to cull out, to grind, a PP of terere, to rub,thresh grain. See TRITE
First listed defination, to seperate, to set apart, 2) to melt or render (fat) to get to out(the oil) or ore--and so on to 7)to subject to severe test or strain or 8) to test the operation or effect of..or even 9) to attempt to find out ofr determine by experiment or effort.



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