Chapter 24 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 24 of Chester Rand is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHESTER MEETS ANOTHER ARTIST. “Where do you wish me to work?” asked Chester, after a pause. “You can work at home, but you can call at the office every day to leave your work and receive instructions.” “All right, sir. When do you wish me to commence?”
Chapter 24 of Chester Rand is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “CHESTER MEETS ANOTHER ARTIST.”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “CHESTER MEETS ANOTHER ARTIST.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “When do you wish me to commence?””
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading ““You can work at home, but you can call at the office every day to leave your work and receive instructions.””
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading “CHESTER MEETS ANOTHER ARTIST.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading ““You can work at home, but you can call at the office every day to leave your work and receive instructions.””
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading ““Where do you wish me to work?” asked Chester, after a pause.”
get something; come into possession of
From this reading ““You can work at home, but you can call at the office every day to leave your work and receive instructions.””
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 “Where do you wish me to work?” asked Chester, after a pause.
later than; following
From this reading “Where do you wish me to work?” asked Chester, after a pause.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “All right, sir.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You can work at home, but you can call at the office every day to leave your work and receive instructions.”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading CHESTER MEETS ANOTHER ARTIST.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading CHESTER MEETS ANOTHER ARTIST.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Where do you wish me to work?” asked Chester, after a pause.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You can work at home, but you can call at the office every day to leave your work and receive instructions.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You can work at home, but you can call at the office every day to leave your work and receive instructions.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “You can work at home, but you can call at the office every day to leave your work and receive instructions.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can work at home, but you can call at the office every day to leave your work and receive instructions.”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading CHESTER MEETS ANOTHER ARTIST.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When do you wish me to commence?”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “You can work at home, but you can call at the office every day to leave your work and receive instructions.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Where do you wish me to work?” asked Chester, after a pause.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “You can work at home, but you can call at the office every day to leave your work and receive instructions.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “You can work at home, but you can call at the office every day to leave your work and receive instructions.”
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading “You can work at home, but you can call at the office every day to leave your work and receive instructions.”
go away from a place
From this reading “You can work at home, but you can call at the office every day to leave your work and receive instructions.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Where do you wish me to work?” asked Chester, after a pause.
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading CHESTER MEETS ANOTHER ARTIST.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “You can work at home, but you can call at the office every day to leave your work and receive instructions.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “Where do you wish me to work?” asked Chester, after a pause.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading “You can work at home, but you can call at the office every day to leave your work and receive instructions.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right, sir.
term of address for a man
From this reading “All right, sir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You can work at home, but you can call at the office every day to leave your work and receive instructions.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Where do you wish me to work?” asked Chester, after a pause.
at the time that
From this reading When do you wish me to commence?”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where do you wish me to work?” asked Chester, after a pause.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Where do you wish me to work?” asked Chester, after a pause.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Where do you wish me to work?” asked Chester, after a pause.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where do you wish me to work?” asked Chester, after a pause.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can work at home, but you can call at the office every day to leave your work and receive instructions.”
Chapter 24 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 24 holds 163 sentences of Chester Rand, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 24 of Chester Rand by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 163 sentences, grouped into 33 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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