Chapter 26 of Chester Rand is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of Chester Rand is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. TRIPP IS DISAPPOINTED. Silas Tripp returned home full of the news he had heard in New York. “Just as I thought,” he said to himself, “Chester Rand ought never to have left Wyncombe. He ain’t calc’lated to succeed in the city.
Chapter 26 of Chester Rand is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading ““Just as I thought,” he said to himself, “Chester Rand ought never to have left Wyncombe.”
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “He ain’t calc’lated to succeed in the city.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “TRIPP IS DISAPPOINTED.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “Silas Tripp returned home full of the news he had heard in New York.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading ““Just as I thought,” he said to himself, “Chester Rand ought never to have left Wyncombe.”
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading ““Just as I thought,” he said to himself, “Chester Rand ought never to have left Wyncombe.”
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading “He ain’t calc’lated to succeed in the city.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “Silas Tripp returned home full of the news he had heard in New York.”
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From this reading He ain’t calc’lated to succeed in the city.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Just as I thought,” he said to himself, “Chester Rand ought never to have left Wyncombe.
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From this reading He ain’t calc’lated to succeed in the city.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “Just as I thought,” he said to himself, “Chester Rand ought never to have left Wyncombe.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading He ain’t calc’lated to succeed in the city.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading TRIPP IS DISAPPOINTED.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Silas Tripp returned home full of the news he had heard in New York.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Silas Tripp returned home full of the news he had heard in New York.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Just as I thought,” he said to himself, “Chester Rand ought never to have left Wyncombe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Silas Tripp returned home full of the news he had heard in New York.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Silas Tripp returned home full of the news he had heard in New York.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Just as I thought,” he said to himself, “Chester Rand ought never to have left Wyncombe.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Silas Tripp returned home full of the news he had heard in New York.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Just as I thought,” he said to himself, “Chester Rand ought never to have left Wyncombe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Silas Tripp returned home full of the news he had heard in New York.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TRIPP IS DISAPPOINTED.
and nothing more
From this reading “Just as I thought,” he said to himself, “Chester Rand ought never to have left Wyncombe.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “Just as I thought,” he said to himself, “Chester Rand ought never to have left Wyncombe.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Just as I thought,” he said to himself, “Chester Rand ought never to have left Wyncombe.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Silas Tripp returned home full of the news he had heard in New York.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Silas Tripp returned home full of the news he had heard in New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Silas Tripp returned home full of the news he had heard in New York.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Just as I thought,” he said to himself, “Chester Rand ought never to have left Wyncombe.
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “Just as I thought,” he said to himself, “Chester Rand ought never to have left Wyncombe.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Silas Tripp returned home full of the news he had heard in New York.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Just as I thought,” he said to himself, “Chester Rand ought never to have left Wyncombe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silas Tripp returned home full of the news he had heard in New York.
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading He ain’t calc’lated to succeed in the city.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Silas Tripp returned home full of the news he had heard in New York.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Just as I thought,” he said to himself, “Chester Rand ought never to have left Wyncombe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Just as I thought,” he said to himself, “Chester Rand ought never to have left Wyncombe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TRIPP IS DISAPPOINTED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Just as I thought,” he said to himself, “Chester Rand ought never to have left Wyncombe.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Silas Tripp returned home full of the news he had heard in New York.
Chapter 26 of Chester Rand by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 76 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 26 holds 76 sentences of Chester Rand, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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