Chapter 7 of John Henry Smith is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of John Henry Smith is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We have wandered from our subject. The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship? Ask her, you say. Suppose _you_ ask her. No, my dear John Henry, that is not the proper step at this time.
Chapter 7 of John Henry Smith is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading “The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?”
third-person singular of “entertain” — provide entertainment for
From this reading “The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?”
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?”
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading “The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “No, my dear John Henry, that is not the proper step at this time.”
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading “The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?”
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?”
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “We have wandered from our subject.”
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Ask her, you say.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No, my dear John Henry, that is not the proper step at this time.
dearly loved
From this reading No, my dear John Henry, that is not the proper step at this time.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?
third-person singular of “entertain” — provide entertainment for
From this reading The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We have wandered from our subject.
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have wandered from our subject.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading No, my dear John Henry, that is not the proper step at this time.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ask her, you say.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading No, my dear John Henry, that is not the proper step at this time.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No, my dear John Henry, that is not the proper step at this time.
not any; not one
From this reading No, my dear John Henry, that is not the proper step at this time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, my dear John Henry, that is not the proper step at this time.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We have wandered from our subject.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading No, my dear John Henry, that is not the proper step at this time.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?
express in words
From this reading Ask her, you say.
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading No, my dear John Henry, that is not the proper step at this time.
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading We have wandered from our subject.
express a supposition
From this reading Suppose _you_ ask her.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No, my dear John Henry, that is not the proper step at this time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading No, my dear John Henry, that is not the proper step at this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?
in the direction of
From this reading The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading We have wandered from our subject.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have wandered from our subject.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The question is this: what shall we do in order to ascertain if Miss Harding entertains toward us any sentiment stronger than friendship?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ask her, you say.
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