Chapter 15 of Chester Rand is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Chester Rand is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PROF. HAZLITT AT HOME. Chester did not forget his engagement to call upon Prof. Hazlitt on Wednesday evening. He was shown at once into the professor’s study. It was a large room, the sides lined with bookcases crowded with volumes.
Chapter 15 of Chester Rand is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bookcase” — a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books
From this reading “It was a large room, the sides lined with bookcases crowded with volumes.”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “Chester did not forget his engagement to call upon Prof. Hazlitt on Wednesday evening.”
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “It was a large room, the sides lined with bookcases crowded with volumes.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “Chester did not forget his engagement to call upon Prof. Hazlitt on Wednesday evening.”
bordered by a line of things
From this reading “It was a large room, the sides lined with bookcases crowded with volumes.”
possessive form of “professor” — someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “It was a large room, the sides lined with bookcases crowded with volumes.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “Chester did not forget his engagement to call upon Prof. Hazlitt on Wednesday evening.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 It was a large room, the sides lined with bookcases crowded with volumes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HAZLITT AT HOME.
plural of “bookcase” — a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books
From this reading It was a large room, the sides lined with bookcases crowded with volumes.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Chester did not forget his engagement to call upon Prof. Hazlitt on Wednesday evening.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading Chester did not forget his engagement to call upon Prof. Hazlitt on Wednesday evening.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading It was a large room, the sides lined with bookcases crowded with volumes.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Chester did not forget his engagement to call upon Prof. Hazlitt on Wednesday evening.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Chester did not forget his engagement to call upon Prof. Hazlitt on Wednesday evening.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Chester did not forget his engagement to call upon Prof. Hazlitt on Wednesday evening.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Chester did not forget his engagement to call upon Prof. Hazlitt on Wednesday evening.
English essayist and literary critic (1778-1830)
From this reading HAZLITT AT HOME.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was shown at once into the professor’s study.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Chester did not forget his engagement to call upon Prof. Hazlitt on Wednesday evening.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading HAZLITT AT HOME.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was shown at once into the professor’s study.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a large room, the sides lined with bookcases crowded with volumes.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a large room, the sides lined with bookcases crowded with volumes.
bordered by a line of things
From this reading It was a large room, the sides lined with bookcases crowded with volumes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Chester did not forget his engagement to call upon Prof. Hazlitt on Wednesday evening.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Chester did not forget his engagement to call upon Prof. Hazlitt on Wednesday evening.
on one occasion
From this reading He was shown at once into the professor’s study.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading PROF.
possessive form of “professor” — someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading He was shown at once into the professor’s study.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It was a large room, the sides lined with bookcases crowded with volumes.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He was shown at once into the professor’s study.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It was a large room, the sides lined with bookcases crowded with volumes.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading He was shown at once into the professor’s study.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was shown at once into the professor’s study.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Chester did not forget his engagement to call upon Prof. Hazlitt on Wednesday evening.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Chester did not forget his engagement to call upon Prof. Hazlitt on Wednesday evening.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading It was a large room, the sides lined with bookcases crowded with volumes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was shown at once into the professor’s study.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading Chester did not forget his engagement to call upon Prof. Hazlitt on Wednesday evening.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a large room, the sides lined with bookcases crowded with volumes.
Chapter 15 of Chester Rand by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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 79 sentences of Chester Rand, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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