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Chapter 10 of Senator North is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Betty," said Senator North, one morning a fortnight later, "how much do you like Burleigh? If you had not met me, do you think you could have loved him?" "I think I could have persuaded myself that I liked him better than I ever could have liked anybody; but it would not have been love." "Are you sure?" "Oh, yes, I am sure!
Chapter 10 of Senator North is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “"I think I could have persuaded myself that I liked him better than I ever could have liked anybody; but it would not have been love."”
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading “"Betty," said Senator North, one morning a fortnight later, "how much do you like Burleigh?”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “"Betty," said Senator North, one morning a fortnight later, "how much do you like Burleigh?”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “"I think I could have persuaded myself that I liked him better than I ever could have liked anybody; but it would not have been love."”
held dear
From this reading “If you had not met me, do you think you could have loved him?"”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “"Betty," said Senator North, one morning a fortnight later, "how much do you like Burleigh?”
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading “"I think I could have persuaded myself that I liked him better than I ever could have liked anybody; but it would not have been love."”
a member of a senate
From this reading “"Betty," said Senator North, one morning a fortnight later, "how much do you like Burleigh?”
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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 "Betty," said Senator North, one morning a fortnight later, "how much do you like Burleigh?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Oh, yes, I am sure!
any person at all
From this reading "I think I could have persuaded myself that I liked him better than I ever could have liked anybody; but it would not have been love."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you sure?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I think I could have persuaded myself that I liked him better than I ever could have liked anybody; but it would not have been love."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "I think I could have persuaded myself that I liked him better than I ever could have liked anybody; but it would not have been love."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Betty," said Senator North, one morning a fortnight later, "how much do you like Burleigh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Betty," said Senator North, one morning a fortnight later, "how much do you like Burleigh?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I think I could have persuaded myself that I liked him better than I ever could have liked anybody; but it would not have been love."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If you had not met me, do you think you could have loved him?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Betty," said Senator North, one morning a fortnight later, "how much do you like Burleigh?
at any time
From this reading "I think I could have persuaded myself that I liked him better than I ever could have liked anybody; but it would not have been love."
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading "Betty," said Senator North, one morning a fortnight later, "how much do you like Burleigh?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If you had not met me, do you think you could have loved him?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you had not met me, do you think you could have loved him?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you had not met me, do you think you could have loved him?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Betty," said Senator North, one morning a fortnight later, "how much do you like Burleigh?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think I could have persuaded myself that I liked him better than I ever could have liked anybody; but it would not have been love."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you had not met me, do you think you could have loved him?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I think I could have persuaded myself that I liked him better than I ever could have liked anybody; but it would not have been love."
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "Betty," said Senator North, one morning a fortnight later, "how much do you like Burleigh?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Betty," said Senator North, one morning a fortnight later, "how much do you like Burleigh?
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading "I think I could have persuaded myself that I liked him better than I ever could have liked anybody; but it would not have been love."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I think I could have persuaded myself that I liked him better than I ever could have liked anybody; but it would not have been love."
held dear
From this reading If you had not met me, do you think you could have loved him?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you had not met me, do you think you could have loved him?"
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading If you had not met me, do you think you could have loved him?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Betty," said Senator North, one morning a fortnight later, "how much do you like Burleigh?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Betty," said Senator North, one morning a fortnight later, "how much do you like Burleigh?
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I think I could have persuaded myself that I liked him better than I ever could have liked anybody; but it would not have been love."
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "Betty," said Senator North, one morning a fortnight later, "how much do you like Burleigh?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If you had not met me, do you think you could have loved him?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes, I am sure!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Betty," said Senator North, one morning a fortnight later, "how much do you like Burleigh?
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading "I think I could have persuaded myself that I liked him better than I ever could have liked anybody; but it would not have been love."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Betty," said Senator North, one morning a fortnight later, "how much do you like Burleigh?
a member of a senate
From this reading "Betty," said Senator North, one morning a fortnight later, "how much do you like Burleigh?
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Are you sure?"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I think I could have persuaded myself that I liked him better than I ever could have liked anybody; but it would not have been love."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I think I could have persuaded myself that I liked him better than I ever could have liked anybody; but it would not have been love."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading If you had not met me, do you think you could have loved him?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I think I could have persuaded myself that I liked him better than I ever could have liked anybody; but it would not have been love."
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes, I am sure!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Betty," said Senator North, one morning a fortnight later, "how much do you like Burleigh?
Chapter 10 of Senator North by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
Chapter 10 holds 420 sentences of Senator North, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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