chapter
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,369 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,294 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled he read a chapter every night before falling asleep
- any distinct period in history or in a person's life the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British historythe divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship
- a local branch of some fraternity or association he joined the Atlanta chapter
- an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church
- a series of related events forming an episode a chapter of disasters
chapter in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Other affairs of the chapter were next discussed.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1
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To the end of the chapter we should be friends and nothing more.
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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It is supposed to supply the gap in Chapter 26 after the word "verberabant."
The Satyricon — Volume 01: Introduction · 20-66 Petronius Arbiter · Chapter 1
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A rather serious circumstance growing out of such a case will be related in some future chapter.
White Jacket · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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That the examination was satisfactory will be seen from the first chapter of young Burleigh's narrative, which we subjoin.
Left on Labrador · C. A. (Charles Asbury) Stephens · Chapter 1