Chapter 35 of Chester Rand is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of Chester Rand is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A GREAT SURPRISE. From New York to Tacoma is a long journey. Over three thousand miles must be traversed by rail, but the trip is far from tiresome. Chester and his companion thoroughly enjoyed it. All was new and strange, and the broad spaces through which they passed were full of interest.
Chapter 35 of Chester Rand is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 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 “Chester and his companion thoroughly enjoyed it.”
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “Chester and his companion thoroughly enjoyed it.”
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “Over three thousand miles must be traversed by rail, but the trip is far from tiresome.”
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading “All was new and strange, and the broad spaces through which they passed were full of interest.”
a city in west central Washington on an arm of Puget Sound to the south of Seattle
From this reading “From New York to Tacoma is a long journey.”
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading “Over three thousand miles must be traversed by rail, but the trip is far from tiresome.”
past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading “Over three thousand miles must be traversed by rail, but the trip is far from tiresome.”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “Over three thousand miles must be traversed by rail, but the trip is far from tiresome.”
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 A GREAT SURPRISE.
(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 was new and strange, and the broad spaces through which they passed were full of interest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chester and his companion thoroughly enjoyed it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Over three thousand miles must be traversed by rail, but the trip is far from tiresome.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading All was new and strange, and the broad spaces through which they passed were full of interest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Over three thousand miles must be traversed by rail, but the trip is far from tiresome.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Over three thousand miles must be traversed by rail, but the trip is far from tiresome.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading Chester and his companion thoroughly enjoyed it.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Chester and his companion thoroughly enjoyed it.
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Chester and his companion thoroughly enjoyed it.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Over three thousand miles must be traversed by rail, but the trip is far from tiresome.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From New York to Tacoma is a long journey.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading All was new and strange, and the broad spaces through which they passed were full of interest.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Chester and his companion thoroughly enjoyed it.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading All was new and strange, and the broad spaces through which they passed were full of interest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From New York to Tacoma is a long journey.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Chester and his companion thoroughly enjoyed it.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading From New York to Tacoma is a long journey.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading From New York to Tacoma is a long journey.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Over three thousand miles must be traversed by rail, but the trip is far from tiresome.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Over three thousand miles must be traversed by rail, but the trip is far from tiresome.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading From New York to Tacoma is a long journey.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All was new and strange, and the broad spaces through which they passed were full of interest.
above and across; more than
From this reading Over three thousand miles must be traversed by rail, but the trip is far from tiresome.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading All was new and strange, and the broad spaces through which they passed were full of interest.
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading Over three thousand miles must be traversed by rail, but the trip is far from tiresome.
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading All was new and strange, and the broad spaces through which they passed were full of interest.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading All was new and strange, and the broad spaces through which they passed were full of interest.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE.
a city in west central Washington on an arm of Puget Sound to the south of Seattle
From this reading From New York to Tacoma is a long journey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Over three thousand miles must be traversed by rail, but the trip is far from tiresome.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All was new and strange, and the broad spaces through which they passed were full of interest.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading Chester and his companion thoroughly enjoyed it.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Over three thousand miles must be traversed by rail, but the trip is far from tiresome.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Over three thousand miles must be traversed by rail, but the trip is far from tiresome.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All was new and strange, and the broad spaces through which they passed were full of interest.
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading Over three thousand miles must be traversed by rail, but the trip is far from tiresome.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From New York to Tacoma is a long journey.
past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading Over three thousand miles must be traversed by rail, but the trip is far from tiresome.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading Over three thousand miles must be traversed by rail, but the trip is far from tiresome.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All was new and strange, and the broad spaces through which they passed were full of interest.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All was new and strange, and the broad spaces through which they passed were full of interest.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All was new and strange, and the broad spaces through which they passed were full of interest.
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 From New York to Tacoma is a long journey.
Chapter 35 of Chester Rand by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 65 sentences, grouped into 13 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 35 holds 65 sentences of Chester Rand, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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