Chapter 15 of Love is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Love is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘That’s thirty years off,’ said Catherine. ‘And supposing they were forty to begin with, would they have looked and behaved like ten?’ ‘Ah well, that’s a little much to expect, isn’t it,’ said the nurse, laughing again. ‘I’m forty-seven. I wouldn’t at all like to end by being seven.’
Chapter 15 of Love is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “‘And supposing they were forty to begin with, would they have looked and behaved like ten?’”
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “‘And supposing they were forty to begin with, would they have looked and behaved like ten?’”
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading “‘That’s thirty years off,’ said Catherine.”
being ten more than thirty
From this reading “‘And supposing they were forty to begin with, would they have looked and behaved like ten?’”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “‘Ah well, that’s a little much to expect, isn’t it,’ said the nurse, laughing again.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “‘Ah well, that’s a little much to expect, isn’t it,’ said the nurse, laughing again.”
-ing form of “suppose” — express a supposition
From this reading “‘And supposing they were forty to begin with, would they have looked and behaved like ten?’”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading “‘That’s thirty years off,’ said Catherine.”
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In this reading “‘That’s thirty years off,’ said Catherine.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘Ah well, that’s a little much to expect, isn’t it,’ said the nurse, laughing again.
anew
From this reading ‘Ah well, that’s a little much to expect, isn’t it,’ said the nurse, laughing again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Ah well, that’s a little much to expect, isn’t it,’ said the nurse, laughing again.
(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 I wouldn’t at all like to end by being seven.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘And supposing they were forty to begin with, would they have looked and behaved like ten?’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I wouldn’t at all like to end by being seven.’
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ‘And supposing they were forty to begin with, would they have looked and behaved like ten?’
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading ‘And supposing they were forty to begin with, would they have looked and behaved like ten?’
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I wouldn’t at all like to end by being seven.’
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I wouldn’t at all like to end by being seven.’
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading ‘That’s thirty years off,’ said Catherine.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I wouldn’t at all like to end by being seven.’
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading ‘Ah well, that’s a little much to expect, isn’t it,’ said the nurse, laughing again.
being ten more than thirty
From this reading ‘And supposing they were forty to begin with, would they have looked and behaved like ten?’
being seven more than forty
From this reading ‘I’m forty-seven.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘And supposing they were forty to begin with, would they have looked and behaved like ten?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wouldn’t at all like to end by being seven.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I’m forty-seven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Ah well, that’s a little much to expect, isn’t it,’ said the nurse, laughing again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Ah well, that’s a little much to expect, isn’t it,’ said the nurse, laughing again.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading ‘Ah well, that’s a little much to expect, isn’t it,’ said the nurse, laughing again.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ‘And supposing they were forty to begin with, would they have looked and behaved like ten?’
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ‘Ah well, that’s a little much to expect, isn’t it,’ said the nurse, laughing again.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ‘And supposing they were forty to begin with, would they have looked and behaved like ten?’
to a great degree or extent
From this reading ‘Ah well, that’s a little much to expect, isn’t it,’ said the nurse, laughing again.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading ‘Ah well, that’s a little much to expect, isn’t it,’ said the nurse, laughing again.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ‘That’s thirty years off,’ said Catherine.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘That’s thirty years off,’ said Catherine.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading I wouldn’t at all like to end by being seven.’
-ing form of “suppose” — express a supposition
From this reading ‘And supposing they were forty to begin with, would they have looked and behaved like ten?’
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading ‘And supposing they were forty to begin with, would they have looked and behaved like ten?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘That’s thirty years off,’ said Catherine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Ah well, that’s a little much to expect, isn’t it,’ said the nurse, laughing again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘And supposing they were forty to begin with, would they have looked and behaved like ten?’
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading ‘That’s thirty years off,’ said Catherine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘And supposing they were forty to begin with, would they have looked and behaved like ten?’
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading ‘Ah well, that’s a little much to expect, isn’t it,’ said the nurse, laughing again.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘And supposing they were forty to begin with, would they have looked and behaved like ten?’
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘And supposing they were forty to begin with, would they have looked and behaved like ten?’
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘And supposing they were forty to begin with, would they have looked and behaved like ten?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wouldn’t at all like to end by being seven.’
a late time of life
From this reading ‘That’s thirty years off,’ said Catherine.
Chapter 15 of Love by Elizabeth Von Arnim holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 15 holds 426 sentences of Love, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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