Chapter 7 of Northern Lights, Complete is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Northern Lights, Complete is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Love’s labour lost,” said the old man slowly, cynically, but not without emotion. “I have ambition,” she continued. “No girl was ever more ambitious, but my ambition is to make the most and best of myself. Place?--Jim and I will hold it yet. Power?--it shall be as it must be; but Jim and I will work for it to fulfil ourselves.
Chapter 7 of Northern Lights, Complete is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cherished desire
From this reading ““I have ambition,” she continued.”
having a strong desire for success or achievement
From this reading ““No girl was ever more ambitious, but my ambition is to make the most and best of myself.”
with cynicism; in a cynical manner
From this reading ““Love’s labour lost,” said the old man slowly, cynically, but not without emotion.”
any strong feeling
From this reading ““Love’s labour lost,” said the old man slowly, cynically, but not without emotion.”
put in effect
From this reading “Power?--it shall be as it must be; but Jim and I will work for it to fulfil ourselves.”
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading ““Love’s labour lost,” said the old man slowly, cynically, but not without emotion.”
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “Power?--it shall be as it must be; but Jim and I will work for it to fulfil ourselves.”
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a cherished desire
From this reading “I have ambition,” she continued.
having a strong desire for success or achievement
From this reading “No girl was ever more ambitious, but my ambition is to make the most and best of myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “No girl was ever more ambitious, but my ambition is to make the most and best of myself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Power?--it shall be as it must be; but Jim and I will work for it to fulfil ourselves.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Power?--it shall be as it must be; but Jim and I will work for it to fulfil ourselves.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “No girl was ever more ambitious, but my ambition is to make the most and best of myself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Love’s labour lost,” said the old man slowly, cynically, but not without emotion.
without stop or interruption
From this reading “I have ambition,” she continued.
with cynicism; in a cynical manner
From this reading “Love’s labour lost,” said the old man slowly, cynically, but not without emotion.
any strong feeling
From this reading “Love’s labour lost,” said the old man slowly, cynically, but not without emotion.
at any time
From this reading “No girl was ever more ambitious, but my ambition is to make the most and best of myself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Power?--it shall be as it must be; but Jim and I will work for it to fulfil ourselves.
put in effect
From this reading Power?--it shall be as it must be; but Jim and I will work for it to fulfil ourselves.
a young female
From this reading “No girl was ever more ambitious, but my ambition is to make the most and best of myself.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have ambition,” she continued.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Place?--Jim and I will hold it yet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have ambition,” she continued.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No girl was ever more ambitious, but my ambition is to make the most and best of myself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Place?--Jim and I will hold it yet.
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From this reading Place?--Jim and I will hold it yet.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “Love’s labour lost,” said the old man slowly, cynically, but not without emotion.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “Love’s labour lost,” said the old man slowly, cynically, but not without emotion.
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Love’s labour lost,” said the old man slowly, cynically, but not without emotion.
engage in
From this reading “No girl was ever more ambitious, but my ambition is to make the most and best of myself.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Love’s labour lost,” said the old man slowly, cynically, but not without emotion.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “No girl was ever more ambitious, but my ambition is to make the most and best of myself.
used to form the superlative
From this reading “No girl was ever more ambitious, but my ambition is to make the most and best of myself.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Power?--it shall be as it must be; but Jim and I will work for it to fulfil ourselves.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “No girl was ever more ambitious, but my ambition is to make the most and best of myself.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “No girl was ever more ambitious, but my ambition is to make the most and best of myself.
not any; not one
From this reading “No girl was ever more ambitious, but my ambition is to make the most and best of myself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Love’s labour lost,” said the old man slowly, cynically, but not without emotion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “No girl was ever more ambitious, but my ambition is to make the most and best of myself.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Love’s labour lost,” said the old man slowly, cynically, but not without emotion.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Power?--it shall be as it must be; but Jim and I will work for it to fulfil ourselves.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Place?--Jim and I will hold it yet.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Power?--it shall be as it must be; but Jim and I will work for it to fulfil ourselves.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Love’s labour lost,” said the old man slowly, cynically, but not without emotion.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Power?--it shall be as it must be; but Jim and I will work for it to fulfil ourselves.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I have ambition,” she continued.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “Love’s labour lost,” said the old man slowly, cynically, but not without emotion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Love’s labour lost,” said the old man slowly, cynically, but not without emotion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No girl was ever more ambitious, but my ambition is to make the most and best of myself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No girl was ever more ambitious, but my ambition is to make the most and best of myself.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Place?--Jim and I will hold it yet.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Love’s labour lost,” said the old man slowly, cynically, but not without emotion.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Power?--it shall be as it must be; but Jim and I will work for it to fulfil ourselves.
but in spite of that
From this reading Place?--Jim and I will hold it yet.
Chapter 7 of Northern Lights, Complete by Gilbert Parker holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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