Chapter 7 of Chester Rand is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Chester Rand is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SCENE IN THE GROCERY STORE. “So you’ve come, have you, you young thief?” said Silas, sternly, as Chester entered the store. “Ain’t you ashamed of yourself?” “No, I’m not,” Chester answered, boldly. “I’ve done nothing to be ashamed of.”
Chapter 7 of Chester Rand is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading ““Ain’t you ashamed of yourself?””
with boldness, in a bold manner
From this reading ““No, I’m not,” Chester answered, boldly.”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading ““So you’ve come, have you, you young thief?” said Silas, sternly, as Chester entered the store.”
a marketplace where groceries are sold
From this reading “A SCENE IN THE GROCERY STORE.”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “A SCENE IN THE GROCERY STORE.”
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading ““So you’ve come, have you, you young thief?” said Silas, sternly, as Chester entered the store.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “A SCENE IN THE GROCERY STORE.”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading ““So you’ve come, have you, you young thief?” said Silas, sternly, as Chester entered the store.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SCENE IN THE GROCERY STORE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ain’t you ashamed of yourself?”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “No, I’m not,” Chester answered, boldly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “So you’ve come, have you, you young thief?” said Silas, sternly, as Chester entered the store.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “Ain’t you ashamed of yourself?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I’ve done nothing to be ashamed of.”
with boldness, in a bold manner
From this reading “No, I’m not,” Chester answered, boldly.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “So you’ve come, have you, you young thief?” said Silas, sternly, as Chester entered the store.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “So you’ve come, have you, you young thief?” said Silas, sternly, as Chester entered the store.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “I’ve done nothing to be ashamed of.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “So you’ve come, have you, you young thief?” said Silas, sternly, as Chester entered the store.
a marketplace where groceries are sold
From this reading A SCENE IN THE GROCERY STORE.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “So you’ve come, have you, you young thief?” said Silas, sternly, as Chester entered the store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, I’m not,” Chester answered, boldly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve done nothing to be ashamed of.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SCENE IN THE GROCERY STORE.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I’m not,” Chester answered, boldly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, I’m not,” Chester answered, boldly.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I’ve done nothing to be ashamed of.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Ain’t you ashamed of yourself?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “So you’ve come, have you, you young thief?” said Silas, sternly, as Chester entered the store.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading A SCENE IN THE GROCERY STORE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So you’ve come, have you, you young thief?” said Silas, sternly, as Chester entered the store.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you’ve come, have you, you young thief?” said Silas, sternly, as Chester entered the store.
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading “So you’ve come, have you, you young thief?” said Silas, sternly, as Chester entered the store.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading A SCENE IN THE GROCERY STORE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SCENE IN THE GROCERY STORE.
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “So you’ve come, have you, you young thief?” said Silas, sternly, as Chester entered the store.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’ve done nothing to be ashamed of.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you’ve come, have you, you young thief?” said Silas, sternly, as Chester entered the store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So you’ve come, have you, you young thief?” said Silas, sternly, as Chester entered the store.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “So you’ve come, have you, you young thief?” said Silas, sternly, as Chester entered the store.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Ain’t you ashamed of yourself?”
Chapter 7 of Chester Rand by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 7 holds 163 sentences of Chester Rand, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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